Support for Gay and Lesbian Rights Among Students of Helping Professions in Crete, Greece: A Comparison between Social Work and Psychology Students

This study explores the level of support for gay and lesbian rights among social work and psychology undergraduate students (N = 870). While students were generally supportive of gay and lesbian rights, 43% believed that social workers and psychologists should support gay and lesbian rights only �...

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Published in:Journal of homosexuality 2021-05, Vol.68 (6), p.934-956
Main Authors: Papadaki, Vasileia, Iliadou, Marianna, Karouzou, Emmanouela, Maragianni, Katerina, Pateraki, Oyrania, Plotnikof, Kyriaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquaintances
Adult
College students
Discrimination
Female
Friendship
Gay rights
Gays & lesbians
Greece
Helping professions
Homosexuality
Homosexuality, Female
Homosexuality, Male
Human Rights
Humans
lesbian rights
Lesbianism
LGBTQ rights
Male
Professional training
Psychology
Psychology - education
psychology students
Religion
Religiosity
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Sexual orientation
Social psychology
Social Support
Social Work
Social work education
social work students
Social workers
Social Workers - psychology
Students
Students - psychology
support
Undergraduate students
Womens rights
Young Adult
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Summary:This study explores the level of support for gay and lesbian rights among social work and psychology undergraduate students (N = 870). While students were generally supportive of gay and lesbian rights, 43% believed that social workers and psychologists should support gay and lesbian rights only 'when lesbians and gay men do not offend or upset others', while 31.3% agreed that these rights should be supported 'as long as they don't contradict the prevalent religion and values of the society they live in'. Social work students were more supportive of all items compared to psychology students; they were also more supportive regarding professionals' obligation to challenge negative discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. Religiosity, gender and having gay and lesbian friends or acquaintances were important correlates of students' level of support for gay and lesbian rights. Findings are discussed in relation to social work and psychology education.
ISSN:0091-8369
1540-3602
DOI:10.1080/00918369.2019.1694336